Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

Lots of people get jobs to make money and they choose to attain a job in a field they enjoy working in, as in, something they would pursue on some level anyway. Pursue many amateur activities, pick your favorite to be your professional activity. "They're in it fore the money" is ad hominem fanboy rivalry nonsense.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

Yeah these are the stats from last year alone. Does it matter? Umm not really. Support shows for either band are festivals they played. We need the "average time for selling out each show" statistic. Radiohead wins with like an average of under 10 minutes. We could add in how fast they sold out their respective Coachella date and Radiohead destroys DM with a month in advance as to DM with 4 days before.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

I disagree. First of all, the amount of time it takes to sell out the smaller Radiohead venues is significant compared to the massive arenas Depeche Mode was playing due to the difference in capacity. Furthermore, Radiohead fans are mostly younger, artsy, internet oriented individuals who are eeping up on muic news by the minute while much of Depeche Modes fanbase is an older crowd more focused on their jobs and kids.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

Originally Posted by xbnmx

I disagree. First of all, the amount of time it takes to sell out the smaller Radiohead venues is significant compared to the massive arenas Depeche Mode was playing due to the difference in capacity. Furthermore, Radiohead fans are mostly younger, artsy, internet oriented individuals who are eeping up on muic news by the minute while much of Depeche Modes fanbase is an older crowd more focused on their jobs and kids.

Wanna tell that to the family that was sitting next to me in the 2nd row when I saw them one of the nights at the Greek? Or to a lot of Radiohead fans that I know who are older and grew up around the same time Depeche Mode was the biggest act around? They are all not that young, I am in the middle for sure. Radiohead sold out 2 nights at the Hollywood Bowl in 10 minutes in 2003, thats 33,000 tickets. DM did 2 nights in L.A. at Staples in 2005 and it took a little while longer than that. And dont forget Radiohead doesnt need to charge and arm and a leg either.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

Do you not understand the word mostly? Look it up, it allows plenty of room for exceptions. And selling out two nights at the much larger Staples Arena with much higher ticket prices means theyre bigger, even if it took a little longer. Good lord, your screen name is so appropriate.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

This is some sweet action we got going in here tonight.

Originally Posted by ByTheWay,

If anyone raped or molested my wife or child i'd off them myself so I guess it doesn't matter. If you don't feel those type of emotions in that situation then that is you and in my opinion makes you a twisted person from a twisted state (UTAH) if that is where your from!

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

DM stats now and DM stats in their heyday (hayday? I think I've had this problem before...) are vastly different.

I honestly think comparisons like this are odious. I love both of these bands and they're both going to end up being big and influential on their own timelines.

And most of don't like Radiohead or anything else because its trendy or not - most of us like it because we like it. I like fukking Indigo Girls for Chrissakes.
Don't pigeonhole your community, dude. It makes you look like the intolerant one.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

Originally Posted by xbnmx

Furthermore, Radiohead fans are mostly younger, artsy, internet oriented individuals who are eeping up on muic news by the minute while much of Depeche Modes fanbase is an older crowd more focused on their jobs and kids.

should I bother to argue with this last sentence? would you even listen? i know you said 'mostly', but still...

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

I agree with Jennie...I like both bands, so these comparisons are a bit silly. But, could conversations abound from it, so can't argue that!

One thing to consider though...Wouldn't you say that DM's music is more accessible to the masses than Radiohead? I hear DM much more on the radio. Doesn't make one better or worse, in my opinion. Jsut means that DM is more "pop" leaning.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

Originally Posted by xbnmx

I disagree. First of all, the amount of time it takes to sell out the smaller Radiohead venues is significant compared to the massive arenas Depeche Mode was playing due to the difference in capacity. Furthermore, Radiohead fans are mostly younger, artsy, internet oriented individuals who are eeping up on muic news by the minute while much of Depeche Modes fanbase is an older crowd more focused on their jobs and kids.

Um, yeah, remember Radiohead's 2003 tour? Two Hollywood Bowl shows went on sale at the same time, and both trapped everyone in queue forever, and after 2 minutes had passed, ticketmaster was giving the sold out screen. And all those shows sold out, too, except for Wisconsin, because there was a 33,000-seat general-admission lawn behind 7,000 reserved seats (over 25,000 of those lawn tix were sold, too), and Salt Lake City, because Mormons are creeps.

Re: depeche mode IS bigger than radiohead (i have proof)

Depeche Mode and Radiohead have a ticket difference of about $8.53. If we add that to Radiohead's tickets: Their Avg Gross compared to Depeche Mode is actually $365,170.

With that in mind, we will say Radiohead began in 1992 (when their first single was released) and Depeche Mode began in 1981 (release of Speak and Spell). Each year of Depeche Mode is worth $29,196. Each year of Radiohead is worth $24,344.

It, however, took Depeche Mode 11 studio albums to reach that status. It took Radiohead only 6. Therefore, by factoring in the studio albums (dividing the money a year by the number of studio albums).

Depeche Mode: $2,654
Radiohead: $4,057

Depeche Mode is worth more than Radiohead because of many studio albums and years of work. However, the way that Radiohead is moving faster and more successful than Depeche Mode could... They may easily pass them in the near future in terms of total money.

Originally Posted by canexplain

I try to be politically pc more than most here: As a dude, anyone who could put a shark up a gals pc body, is pretty creepy, different and interesting. Just saying big time ..... cr****